Tar Heels Strengthen Hold On No. 1…
North Carolina solidified its hold on the top spot in this week’s USA Today College Baseball Coaches’ Poll. The Tar Heels received 28 first place votes and a total of 756 points in this week’s rankings. Fourth place Oregon State received one first place vote, while No. 5 Florida State garnered two first place tallies.
Arkansas, the preseason number one team, took the hardest tumble this week. The Razorbacks fell from No. 2 all the way to No. 16 after dropping four games last weekend at the Coca Cola Classic in Surprise, AZ. Texas (6-5) dropped out and was replaced this week by No. 25 Cal Poly.
1. North Carolina (28) 10-0
2. Vanderbilt 12-1
3. LSU 10-1
4. Oregon St. (1) 11-0
5. Florida St. 10-0
6. Mississippi St. 14-0
7. South Carolina 8-2
8. Cal State Fullerton 10-1
9. UCLA 8-2
10. Stanford 9-2
11. Kentucky 10-1
12. Oklahoma 11-1
13. Oregon 8-3
14. North Carolina St. 10-1
15. Mississippi 11-1
16. Arizona 10-3
17. Virginia 10-0
18. Georgia Tech 10-1
19. Arkansas 7-5
20. Louisville 9-2
21. Arizona St. 7-2-1
22. UC Irvine 10-2
23. Rice 6-5
24. Miami 10-2
25. Cal Poly 9-1
Dropped out: No. 23 Texas (6-5).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 33; Virginia Tech 21; Florida 20; Notre Dame 19; Mercer 14; Virginia Commonwealth 12; Clemson 9; Florida Gulf Coast 7; Texas A&M 7; Texas 6; Southeastern Louisiana 4; Louisiana-Lafayette 3; Missouri State 3; San Diego 3; Dartmouth 2; Alabama 1; Baylor 1; Central Arkansas 1; Indiana 1; Lamar 1.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2013 season: John Anderson, Minnesota; Ed Blankmeyer, St. John’s; Rob Cooper, Wright State; Barry Davis, Rider; Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross; Pete Dunn, Stetson; Nino Giarrantano, San Francisco; Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Carlton Hardy, Savannah State; Rodney Hennon, Georgia Southern; Loren Hibbs, Charlotte; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; George Horton, Oregon; Steve Jaksa, Central Michigan; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Rick Jones, Tulane; Rob McDonald, Murray State; Eric Madsen, Utah Valley; John Musachio, Oakland (Mich.); Bobby Pierce, Troy; David Pierce, Sam Houston State; Gary Powers, Nevada; Mark Scalf, UNC-Wilmington; Matt Senk, Stony Brook; Dave Serrano, Tennessee; Ed Servais, Creighton; Doug Smith, UC-Riverside; Steve Smith, Baylor; Rocky Ward, New Mexico State; Bob Whalen, Dartmouth.